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"I am your retribution": indicting his enemies

Yes, really. Here are the receipts.

What actually happened

Since 2025, Trump has used the DOJ to indict Letitia James and James Comey, declaring, "I am your retribution." He purged staff via Schedule F and targeted 470+ enemies. Reuters and Protect Democracy tracked 700+ resulting cases and challenges.

The receipts

Trump never forgets: Bombshell indictments open a new phase in a retribution presidency
CNN (analysis)

Both indictments came from the president's former personal lawyer, installed as US attorney after her predecessor resigned rather than bring the cases. The angry social media post to Pam Bondi demanding charges came just weeks before...

Tracking Trump's retaliation
CNN

A running database of every investigation, indictment, and firing in the retaliation campaign, updated as targets are added. Who joined the list most recently...

From Letitia James to James Comey, Trump has treated the DOJ like an instrument of revenge
The 19th

A federal judge threw out both cases, ruling the prosecutor was never lawfully appointed in the first place. Why one scholar says targeting Black women was the warm-up...

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